EVENTS CALENDAR
March 20-21, 1996
GEMI '96 - Agenda for a Changing Environment — Arlington, Virginia, USA. Sponsored by the Global Environmental Management Initiative, this conference will highlight three major components of environmental management: the regulatory framework in which businesses operate; the emerging global marketplace, focusing on specific geographic regions; and environmental, health and safety management practices. For more information telephone 1-800-726-4853 or (202) 429-0776.
March 26-29, 1996
GLOBE 96 — Vancouver, British Columbia. International trade fair and conference on environment and business. For more information visit their excellent web site at http://www.globe.ca/ or contact Nancy Wright, GLOBE Foundation of Canada, #504-999 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC, V6C 3E1. Tel: (604) 666-8123; fax: (604) 666-8123.
March 25-28, 1996
Towards Sustainable Transportation — Vancouver, British Columbia. This conference is aimed at assessing long-term goals for transportation that are consistent with sustainable development, with a regional focus on North America, Asia, and the Pacific. Contact Julie Charbonneau, Transportation Systems Division, Environment Canada, 351 St. Joseph Blvd., 13th Floor, Hull, Québec K1A 0H3. Tel: (819) 953-9967; fax: (819) 953-7815; e-mail: charbonj@magi.com.
April 1-3, 1996
The 7th Global Warming International Conference and Expo — Vienna, Austria. Contact the Global Warming International Center in the U.S.A., tel: (708) 910-1551.
May 5-8, 1996
Final Workshop of the Mackenzie Basin Impact Study (MBIS) — Yellowknife, NWT. A workshop looking at the research findings of MBIS, a six year cooperative study representing one of the first attempts at an integrative assessment of the impacts of climate change on a region. For more information contact Ross Herrington, Environment Canada, Room 300, 2365 Albert Street, Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 4K1. Tel: (306) 780-5313; fax: (306) 780-5311; e-mail: herringtonr@cpreg.dots. doe.ca.
June 15-20, 1996
Second International Interdisciplinary Conference on the Environment — Newport, Rhode Island, USA. This year's conference themes are education and technology. Contact Demetri Kantarelis, Economics/Foreign Affairs Department, Assumption College, 500 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA 01615-0005, U.S.A. Tel: (508) 767-7557; fax: (508) 799-4502; e-mail: dkantar@eve.assumption.edu.
June 17-21, 1996
Second International Scientific Conference on the Global Energy and Water Cycle (GEWEX) — Washington, DC, U.S.A. Contact the International GEWEX Project Office, 409 Third Street SW, Suite 203, Washington, DC 20024, U.S.A. Tel: (202) 863-0012; fax: (202) 488-5364; e-mail: gewex@cais.com; WWW: http://www.cais.com/gewex/conf.htmll.
August 12-15, 1996
International Symposium on Representation of the Cryosphere in Climate and Hydrological Models — Victoria, British Columbia. The symposium will focus on how cryospheric processes, cryosphere/atmosphere/ocean coupling and cryosphere/terrestrial interactions are represented in climate and hydrological models. Contact the Secretary General, International Glaciological Society, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1ER, U.K. Tel: +44-1223-355974; e-mail: 100751.1667@compuserve.com; WWW: http://www.dow.on.doe.ca/CRYSYS/igs96.html.
August 12-17, 1996
Coastal Zone Canada '96: International Conference on Integrated Management and Sustainable Development in Coastal Zones — Rimouski, Québec. Conference theme is 'Integrated Management and Sustainable Development in Coastal Zones'. Contact Professor Mohammed El-Sabh, Coordinator, Coastal Zone Canada '96 International Conference, Groupe de recherche en environnement côtier, (GREC), Université du Québec, 310, allée des Ursulines, Rimouski, Québec G5L 3A1.
August 22-25, 1996
World Conference on Quality of Life — Prince George, British Columbia. Organized by the University of Northern British Columbia. Contact Alex C. Michalos, University of Northern B.C., Prince George, B.C., V2N 4Z9. Tel: (604) 960-6697; fax: (604) 960-5544; e-mail: Michalos@unbc.edu.
September 9-13, 1996
Sustaining Ecosystems and People in Temperate and Boreal Forests — Victoria, British Columbia. The objective of this international conference is to explore practical ways of integrating biological diversity with economic and social systems at a variety of scales and organizational structures. Contact Connections Victoria Ltd., P.O. Box 40046, Victoria, B.C. V8W 3N3. Tel: (604) 382-0332; fax: (604) 382-2076.
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